bah gae aansuon ke dariyaa mein — Irshad Khan Sikandar

muddaton aankhein vazu karti rahin ashkon se
tab kahin jaa ke tiri diid ke qaabil huaa main

tum ne dekhaa nahin adaakaaron
un kaa chehra mire savaal ke baa'd

saare khvaabon ke intiqaal ke baa'd
aap aur vo bhi itne saal ke baa'd

zamaane par to khul kar hans rahaa thaa
tire chhute hi ro baiThaa hai paagal

hamin tum se hamesha milne aaein kyuun
tumhaare paanv mein mehndi lagi hai kyaa

mujh ko miTTi mein boyaa gayaa
meri miTTi shajar ho gai

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate